7:55 PM,
Sep. 21, 2013

St. George City councilman Jon Pike, left, is challenging incumbent mayor Dan McArthur in November's election.

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In his nearly six years on the city council, Jon Pike says he has learned firsthand some of the keys to St. George's successes over the years, and learned to appreciate the job done by the man he is challenging in this year's municipal elections - incumbent Mayor Daniel McArthur.

At the same time, those six years have showed some of the areas where the city could use more focus, areas that are key if the still-growing city is going to negotiate the challenges ahead and take advantage of of its potential, Pike argues.

Coming out of the Great Recession, St. George was already estimated to have grown ...